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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Arab world is at a crossroads, with democratic impulses facing off with a violent religious fundamentalism. We want the democratic forces to prevail. So this U.N. force is there to strengthen the Lebanese government...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Filling the Peacekeeping Vacuum | 8/26/2006 | See Source »

...also remember Yuan's conviction that the outside world must know what is going on in Linyi so it can help change things for the better. Hers is a faith based on a system that has not yet taken root in her homeland - one in which justice would consistently prevail and heroes like her husband would be honored. But if Yuan can have hope in China's future, then I should, too. I can't pack that sense of optimism in a box, but it is something about China that I will treasure long after I leave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Search for Justice in China | 8/24/2006 | See Source »

...Moulitsas has said that if Lieberman does prevail, he will support him as the party's nominee. But for many liberals watching the race, a primary victory by Lieberman is not the worst-case scenario. The worst-case scenario is that bloggers' zeal to promote an anti-war Democrat has put the entire state of Connecticut at risk. What if Lieberman - who has not exactly shown himself to be a selfless promoter of party values - loses the primary but wins the general election as an independent? It's not difficult to imagine Joementum taking him even further to the right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Kos Really the Kingmaker? | 8/7/2006 | See Source »

...conflict still rages. But he insists that such deals will benefit the region by forming business bridges. "This is a very big step," says Sawiris, sipping an espresso in his 26th-floor office overlooking downtown Cairo, the Nile River and the Giza pyramids. "I am betting that peace will prevail...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond the Bazaar | 7/17/2006 | See Source »

...They think they have taken everything away from me, including my shoes. But actually that's my biggest defense: when they opened my closet, they found shoes instead of skeletons. They've listed my name in the dictionary?"Imeldific" is used to mean ostentatious extravagance ... But the truth will prevail. At [77], I am still standing, still fighting the superpowers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions: Imelda Marcos | 6/26/2006 | See Source »

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